"humanity so that individuals and communities can prepare for, deal with and recover from a crisis, summed up by the strapline 'refusing to ignore people in crisis'. In fulfilling this mission, all volunteers and staff must abide by the seven fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which are: The British Red Cross also has four values, which guide the way they work. These are: The British Red Cross was formed in 1870, just seven years after the formation of the international movement in Switzerland. This followed the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), and a"
"Crisis (charity) Crisis is the UK national charity for single homeless people. The charity offers year-round education, employment, housing and well-being services from centres in London, Newcastle, Oxford, Edinburgh and Merseyside, called Crisis Skylight Centres. As well as year-round services Crisis runs Crisis at Christmas, which since 1972 has been offering food, warmth, companionship and vital services to homeless people over the Christmas period. In 2016 almost 4,600 homeless people visited Crisis at Christmas, which was run by about 10,500 volunteers. Since its inception Crisis has been a campaigning organisation, lobbying government for political change that prevents and mitigates homelessness"
"Human Appeal Human Appeal is a British international development and relief charity based in Manchester. It was established in 1991. It runs targeted poverty relief programmes in emergency response and sustainable development. In the past, the charity was known as Human Appeal International but was restyled in 2018. It is now known as Human Appeal. Human Appeal has offices in the UK (Manchester, London, Birmingham and Leicester), France, Spain and Ireland. Although it shares the one founder and organisational name, it is a separate organisation from Human Appeal Australia and Human Appeal UAE. In 2018,Othman Moqbel was dismissed as chief"
"Crisis at Christmas has centres in London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Coventry and Birmingham. Crisis campaigns to improve the lives of single homeless people, working to prevent people from becoming homeless and advocating solutions informed by research and direct experience. Crisis is the leading voice for single homeless people in the UK. In October 2011 Crisis launched a campaign to improve the assistance and support provided by Local Authorities to single homeless people. Currently, most single homeless people are not considered to be in ‘priority need’ for social housing, meaning that the council has no duty to find them accommodation. Crisis is"
"Birmingham and Crisis Skylight Edinburgh in 2010 and Crisis Skylight Oxford and Crisis Skylight Merseyside in 2011. Since 1972 Crisis at Christmas has been offering food, warmth, companionship and services to homeless people in London over the Christmas period. The project is run almost entirely by around 10,500 volunteers, making it the largest volunteer-led event in the UK. In 2016, about 4600 homeless people come through the doors. All buildings used as Crisis at Christmas Centres are temporarily donated. Services offered to homeless people at Christmas include healthcare, opticians, podiatry, dentistry, natural healing and hairdressing. During the key winter period"
"SANE (charity) SANE is a leading UK mental health charity working to improve quality of life for people affected by mental illness. SANE was established in 1986 to improve the quality of life for people affected by mental illness, following the overwhelming public response to a series of articles published in The Times entitled “The Forgotten Illness”. Written by the charity's founder and Chief Executive, Marjorie Wallace, the articles exposed the neglect of people suffering from mental illness and the poverty of services and information for individuals and families. From its initial focus on schizophrenia, SANE expanded and is now"
"Heart Foundation, Barnardos, Cancer Research UK, Shelter, Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, Age UK (formerly Age Concern and Help the Aged), Marie Curie Cancer Care, Norwood, Save the Children, Scope, PDSA, Naomi House Children's Hospice and Sue Ryder Care. Many local hospices also operate charity shops to raise funds. There are over 9,000 charity shops in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Their locations can be found on the Charity Retail Association (CRA) website, along with information on charity retail, what shops can and can't accept, etc. The CRA is a member organisation for charities which run shops. British charity"
"after Humanists UK supported a court case centring around its patrons, couple Laura Lacole and Eunan O'Kane. Humanists UK maintains a network of roughly 150 trained and accredited volunteers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland who go into hospitals, hospices, prisons, universities, and other settings to provide like-minded comfort and support to non-religious people during times of distress, much like a traditional religious chaplain. This network is known as the Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network. The project was initiated by data evidence which suggested that non-religious patients and inmates often refused support from a chaplain if they were themselves non-religious. Since"
"was issued in May 2013 after the allegations were deemed untrue and damages paid. In 2013, Human Appeal was awarded the International Charity Award at Global Peace and Unity. In January 2015, Human Appeal was nominated for the Charity of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards. In January 2017, Human Appeal was awarded Charity of the Year at the British Muslim Awards for their outstanding achievements and contribution to British society. Human Appeal Human Appeal is a British international development and relief charity based in Manchester. It was established in 1991. It runs targeted poverty relief programmes in"
"out of 5 people expected to be financially worse off in six months time. Previous research showed that a third of people would skip meals to save money before approaching a debt charity. In April 2010, in research with Roehampton University, they found that the recession was having an effect on the mental health of UK residents due to concerns about job losses and pay cuts. Elizabeth Finn Care Elizabeth Finn Care, established by Elizabeth Anne Finn in 1897 as the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association, is a British charity providing help and assistance to relieve the problems of old age,"
"Elizabeth Finn Care Elizabeth Finn Care, established by Elizabeth Anne Finn in 1897 as the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association, is a British charity providing help and assistance to relieve the problems of old age, illness, social isolation and disability. In May 2015 Elizabeth Finn Care came under the Turn2us brand. Elizabeth Finn Care was established as the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association in 1897 by Elizabeth Finn, aged 72, and her daughter Constance, after learning that gentlefolk – a British class description for ""people of the better sort"" – were living destitute. One of these gentlefolk was an 80-year-old woman, dying"
"390047 ""CLIC Sargent"" in honour of the charity. Colas Rail have done the same by naming locomotive 60087 ""CLIC Sargent"". General: CLIC Sargent CLIC Sargent is a charity in the United Kingdom formed in 2005. CLIC Sargent is the UK's leading cancer charity for children, young people and their families. Its care teams provide specialist support across the UK. CLIC Sargent supports people from diagnosis onwards and aims to help the whole family deal with the impact of cancer and its treatment, life after treatment and, in some cases, bereavement. The charity also undertakes research into the impact of cancer"
"Northern Ireland. In 2009/10 the Society's income had grown to £58.7 million and it currently (2012) has a network of over 2000 services. The society: The society's vision is ""a world without dementia"". Their mission is to: By pursuing these four goals together they hope to mobilise thousands of people. With them they hope to ""reduce the impact of dementia on lives today and create a world without dementia tomorrow"". In 2011, Animal Aid challenged four charities that are the focus of their ""Victims of Charity"" campaign – Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation, Parkinson's UK and the Alzheimer's"
"would be the hardest hit because they would not be entitled to any other income support from the state - other than their Jobseeker's Allowance. Forced to make up the shortfall in Housing Benefit with a substantial proportion of their dole money, the amount left for food, clothing and energy would rapidly decrease. Crisis (charity) Crisis is the UK national charity for single homeless people. The charity offers year-round education, employment, housing and well-being services from centres in London, Newcastle, Oxford, Edinburgh and Merseyside, called Crisis Skylight Centres. As well as year-round services Crisis runs Crisis at Christmas, which since"
"the topic in the House of Commons on Thursday 28 June 2012. In June 2013 a charity single was released by The Anchor Community Band to celebrate the positive aspects of ageing and challenge stereotypes and misconceptions in a fun and inclusive way. More than 350 people from Anchor’s retirement housing and care homes were involved in recording the song. It reached number one in the Amazon singles chart and raised over £15,000 for national charity Contact the Elderly. As well as recognition for its dementia training, Anchor also received praise for its work in palliative care, and nutrition and"
"1985, was its chief executive until 2013. Ian Green has been the charity's Chief Executive since March 2016. The charity's celebrity patrons have included Sir Richard Branson, Simon Callow, Lord Cashman, Julian Clary, Dame Judi Dench, Tracey Emin, Stephen Fry, Paul Gambaccini, Sir Elton John, Caroline Quentin, Gaby Roslin, Dr Miriam Stoppard and George Michael. Terrence Higgins Trust Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns on and provides services relating to HIV and sexual health. In particular, the charity aims to end the transmission of HIV in the UK; to support and empower people living with HIV; to"
"senior members of the British Royal Family. Royal Variety Charity The Royal Variety Charity is a British charity based in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly. The charity is believed to be one of the few charities in the UK that has an unbroken line of patronage from the reigning monarch since George V in the early twentieth century. Queen Elizabeth II is the current sole life-patron of the charity. Established in 1908, the charity was originally called the ""Variety Artistes'"
"professionals entitled ""Skint, shaken, yet still caring"". Cavell Nurses' Trust Cavell Nurses' Trust is a charitable organisation which supports the welfare of nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1917 in the memory of British nurse Edith Cavell. , Its objective is ""to help the UK's 650,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants, both working and retired, who are in need of support due to ill health, injury, financial difficulties and domestic abuse."" In the five-year period before 2011, the fund provided thousands of nurses with support that totalled more than £2.5million. In 2015,"
"violence, then a Birmingham campaign against illegal money lenders and legal high interest lenders. In 2014 the trust were awarded a grant of £91,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to tell the story of Edith Cavell during the centenary year of her death (2015). In 2015 they ran a campaign called ""Moment of thanks"" where they invited patients and their families to share their stories. In December 2015 their campaign raised awareness of those nurses who are living in fuel poverty. In October 2016, the Trust released a report into the levels of hardship and domestic abuse faced by nursing"
"based on research commissioned and undertaken by the organisation. According to Crisis, the charity was ""founded in 1967 in response to the shocking Ken Loach film ""Cathy Come Home"" shown the previous year, and a publicity campaign led by reforming Conservatives William Shearman and Ian Macleod highlighting the plight of homeless people"". The drama-documentary ""Cathy Come Home"" was first broadcast by the BBC the previous November. Since the sixties Crisis has evolved to meet the changing needs of single homeless people, campaigning for change and delivering services to help people find a route out of their homelessness across the UK."
"who took over from Mike O'Connor in November 2017.. In 2018 the charity embarked on an ambitious four-year plan to double the number of people it helps and to develop new services. These changes come in light of the Wyman review of debt advice funding. The charity was founded in 1993 when Vic Ware OBE and Malcolm Hurlston introduced the Consumer Credit Counselling Service to the UK via a pilot scheme based in Leeds. The introduction of debt counselling over the telephone proved to be a success and the charity expanded throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. The charity"
"Kate Griggs Kate Griggs is a British social entrepreneur best known for her work in the field of dyslexia. She is the founder of the dyslexia charitable organisation, Xtraordinary People. Her public speaking has ranged from the last Conservative Party Conference to appearances on TV & Radio. Griggs founded Xtraordinary People and united the leading British dyslexic charities in support of her campaign to get teachers trained to recognise dyslexia and provide effective support as well as highlight the many talents and abilities that dyslexics have. Her campaign was supported by a number of well known dyslexics including Richard Branson,"
"""phased withdrawal"" from the scheme. An article originally published in ""The Guardian"" noted that the charity had withdrawn to protect staff from an online campaign of harassment. Sue Ryder (charity) Sue Ryder is a charity (originally called the Sue Ryder Foundation and more recently Sue Ryder Care) which was founded in 1953 by Sue Ryder, with the creation of a nursing home in Suffolk, UK. Sue Ryder supports people with complex needs and life-threatening illnesses across the UK and internationally. The charity is headquartered at Upper Woburn Place in London and is a registered charity in England & Wales. It"
"a potential creative talent that has been thwarted by their illness was launched in 2015 by the Charity with the help of the Midnight Gallery of London. Patrons of the charity include Professor Ian Hampson PhD, Dr Lynne Hampson PhD, (Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester), Graham Bell (Olympic skier and broadcaster), Jenny Jones (Olympic snowboarder medallist) and Jamie Nicholls (Olympic snowboarder). The charity is based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight and is wholly run and managed by unpaid volunteers. Its sole source of income is from voluntary sources; legacies and public and corporate donations. Caring Cancer"
"Donations to the Fund enabled the charity to care for more than 350,000 animals during the Second World War, many of who were wounded during the Blitz. The name of the appeal fund became more widely known than the official charity title and the league officially changed its name to ""The Blue Cross"" in 1950. In 2011 the charity dropped ""The"" from its name and is now simply known as ""Blue Cross."" Sally de la Bedoyere became the charity’s CEO in November 2014. Blue Cross operates a number of services throughout the United Kingdom. Its major services are: rehoming unwanted"
"- Patron Jeremiah Emmanuel - Patron Karin Woodley - Chief Executive (2013–Present) Cambridge House (organisation) Cambridge House (Cambridge House and Talbot) is a voluntary organisation in Southwark, London. The charity’s mission is to tackle poverty and promote social justice, providing specialist services supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs. Cambridge House offers a variety of direct and indirect services to residents of Southwark and the wider London area. Direct services include free legal advice & representation and professional advocacy. Cambridge House also provides arts & sports services for people with disabilities, youth empowerment projects, and 'Sports for Social Justice' programmes."
"Chair is David Clayton. Patrons include actor Michelle Dockery, Rory Bremner, William Simons, Lord Fellowes of West Stafford, Simon Weston OBE, poet Benjamin Zephaniah, and comedian and actor Jan Ravens. Changing Faces (charity) Changing Faces is a United Kingdom charity supporting and representing children, young people and adults who have a visible difference to the face, hands or body, whether present from birth or caused by accident, injury or by illness or medical episode. It campaigns to change public opinion and combat discrimination, and to help and support those with a visual difference. The charity was founded in 1992 by"
"Children in Crisis Children in Crisis is a non-profit organization aimed at improving the lives of children and women from underprivileged backgrounds in third-world countries. It is headquartered in London, England. It was founded by Sarah, Duchess of York, who remains life president. Her daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, has served as Ambassador of Children in Crisis since 2007. Alongside Beatrice, her second daughter, Princess Eugenie of York, attended the fundraising annual dinner in March 2011. The vice-presidents are: Paul Szkiler, Grahame Harding, Olivier de Givenchy and Mark Olbrich. The Board of Trustees comprises: In 2005, it worked with other"
"known only by the name 'No Witness,' discloses experiences of witnessing a lack of care and bullying by staff through isolation, a disregard for complaints made to managers in the organisation and gas lighting by City Hearts staff members. In support of this, 'No Witness,' also set up a Facebook page to highlight concerns. City Hearts City Hearts City Hearts is a charity that houses and helps both women with life controlling issues and victims of human trafficking in the UK, and runs education programmes in Ghana, Africa. City Hearts was founded by Jenny Gilpin in 2005. Jenny moved from"
"Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship (PATCH), formerly Milford Action To Combat Hardship (MATCH), is a British non-profit Christian faith based charitable organisation, founded in June 2008, that aims to help people who are in a financial crisis. They are based in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and have other 'bases' in Pembroke Dock, Saundersfoot and Haverfordwest. It is based on a similar charity in Southampton, SCRATCH. PATCH's main aim is to provide short term relief to people who find themselves in a financial crisis, regardless of circumstances. They work on a referral only bases, so only people"
"Agenda (charity) Agenda is a UK-based charity which campaigns for women and girls at risk. The charity aims to highlight the needs of what it considers to be the most excluded women and girls: those who have experienced extensive violence, abuse, Psychological trauma, and economic inequality, including problems such as homelessness, incarceration, addiction, serious mental health issues, engagement in prostitution, and other forms of disadvantage. The organisation has 53 members, a mix of charities working with women across the various issues Agenda seeks to address. Agenda was brought together by a group of trusts, foundations and voluntary sector organisations building"
"development programmes. Most recently, Othman Moqbel and Human Appeal launched an appeal for the victims of the Manchester attack. Moqbel emphasises that no matter what background, faith, religion, ethnicity – everybody must stand united against anyone who wants to divide people. In 2013 Human Appeal were awarded the International Charity Award at the Global Peace & Unity Festival, followed by being named “Charity of the Year” at the 2017 British Muslim Awards for their outstanding achievements and contribution to British society. In 2013 the ""Jewish Chronicle"", the largest Jewish newspaper in the United Kingdom, paid an undisclosed amount of libel"
"the services, like children's hospices, that are there to support them. Children's Hospice Week 2015 focused on ‘Making every moment count’ to raise awareness of how precious time is for families caring for a seriously ill child and how services support families to make the most of their time together. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge offered a message of support for Children's Hospice Week 2015 and the campaign was backed by a host of celebrities including Louis Walsh, Alex Corbisiero, Ben Haenow, Rebecca Front, Kate Silverton, Laurence Fox, Dave Berry and Ben Hanlin, as well as patrons Holly Willoughby and"